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AlchemyClassic Alchemy
Elixir of Defense
Reagent cost, the crafted item's lowest listed price and the estimated profit at that price, from current US Auction House listings - recalculated every snapshot.
Crafting estimate at current listings
At current lowest listed prices one craft shows an estimated profit of 18 silver. Listings are asking prices, not sales.
- Reagent cost (lowest listed)
- 9 gold32 silver
- Crafted item, lowest listed price
- 10 gold
- Auction House cut (5%)
- 50 silver
- Estimated profit at that listed price
- 18 silver (+2%)
- Evidence: 12 current listings holding 105 units of the crafted item in the US region. We see listings, not sales, so how many sell and at what price is unknown.
Recipe facts
- Profession
- Alchemy
- Requires skill
- 1
- Expansion tier
- Classic Alchemy
- Item level
- 12
- Reagent slots
- 3
- Cast time
- 2 sec
Crafts
Reagents
1Wild Steelbloom5 gold5 silver
1Stranglekelp4 gold26 silver
1Crystal Vial1 silver
Cost per reagent
| Reagent | Qty | Each | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Steelbloom Herb · 2,992 on the Auction House | 1 | 5 gold5 silver | 5 gold5 silver | 54% |
| Stranglekelp Herb · 14,929 on the Auction House | 1 | 4 gold26 silver | 4 gold26 silver | 46% |
| Crystal Vial Other · 359,893 on the Auction House | 1 | 1 silver | 1 silver | 0% |
| Total per craft | 9 gold32 silver | 100% |
About Elixir of Defense
One craft takes 1 Wild Steelbloom, 1 Stranglekelp and 1 Crystal Vial. Elixir of Defense is itself a reagent in 1 other recipe (Leatherworking).
- Recipe category
- Elixirs (Alchemy)
- Skill-up colours (Classic Alchemy skill)
- Orange below 155 · Yellow 155 to 174 · Green 175 to 194 · Grey 195 and up
- Skill points per craft
- 1
Elixir of Defense tooltip
More Elixirs recipes (Alchemy)
- Elixir of Lion's Strengthyellow 55, grey 95
- Elixir of Minor Defenseyellow 55, grey 95
- Weak Troll's Blood Elixiryellow 60, grey 100
- Elixir of Minor Agilityyellow 80, grey 120
- Elixir of Minor Fortitudeyellow 80, grey 120
- Elixir of Giant Growthyellow 120, grey 160
- Elixir of Water Breathingyellow 120, grey 160
- Elixir of Wisdomyellow 120, grey 160
- Strong Troll's Blood Elixiryellow 150, grey 190
- Elixir of Minor Accuracyyellow 160, grey 200
- Elixir of Firepoweryellow 165, grey 205
- Elixir of Lesser Agilityyellow 165, grey 205
Elixir of Defense is a reagent in
Elixir of Defense: lowest listed price, last 30 days
The current lowest listing sits at its 30-day median. Over these 30 days the lowest listing moved more than tenfold, so a single snapshot, including the one the estimate uses, can sit far from typical.
- Now
- 10 gold
- 30-day low
- 1 gold Aug 24
- 30-day high
- 23,333 gold33 silver Sep 12
- 30-day median
- 10 gold
- 7-day median
- 10 gold
- Hourly snapshots
- 677
US region, the cheapest listing at each hourly Auction House snapshot. These are asking prices, not sales.
Where the reagents come from
Wild Steelbloom. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 4 other recipes (4 Alchemy); Elixir of Fortitude takes the most, 1 per craft.
Stranglekelp. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 7 other recipes (7 Alchemy); the most per craft: Stranglekelp Sack (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Elixir of Agility (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Elixir of Water Breathing (Alchemy, 1 per craft), Free Action Potion (Alchemy, 1 per craft) and Lesser Mana Potion (Alchemy, 1 per craft).
Crystal Vial. No recipe, Blizzard quest reward or dungeon journal drop in our game data produces it. Also a required reagent in 321 other recipes (310 Alchemy, 10 Enchanting and 1 Inscription); the most per craft: Potion of Prolonged Power (Alchemy, 10 per craft), Apothecary's Worktable (Alchemy, 6 per craft), Major Arcane Protection Potion (Alchemy, 5 per craft), Major Fire Protection Potion (Alchemy, 5 per craft) and Major Frost Protection Potion (Alchemy, 5 per craft).
More Classic Alchemy recipes in the same skill range
- Alchemist's FlaskFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Anti-VenomAnti-Venoms, learn at 1, grey at 150
- Apothecary's WorktableHouse Decor, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Blackmouth OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 100
- Discolored Healing PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 120
- Dreamless Sleep PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 285
- Fire OilOils, learn at 1, grey at 170
- Fire Protection PotionPotions, learn at 1, grey at 250
- Flask of Distilled WisdomFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 300
- Flask of Supreme PowerFlasks, learn at 1, grey at 300
Reading these numbers
At current lowest listed prices the 3 reagents for one craft of Elixir of Defense cost 9 gold32 silver. Most of that is Wild Steelbloom - 1 at 5 gold5 silver each, 5 gold5 silver, 54.2% of the whole basket. Watch that one price and you have watched most of this recipe.
Break-even is 9 gold81 silver - below that listed price the craft loses gold once Blizzard’s 5% cut is taken. The crafted item’s lowest listed price is 10 gold, which clears it.
At that listed price the gross margin before fees is 68 silver; the Auction House would keep 50 silver of a sale, leaving 18 silver. That is an estimated 1.9% return on the gold you put into reagents, after the cut has taken 73.5% of the gross.
Listing depth right now: 105 units across 12 auctions region-wide. Depth separates a market price from a single asking figure, but listings are not sales, so read it alongside the estimate.
Costs use each reagent’s lowest listed price; the estimate is the crafted item’s lowest listed price, times the items one craft makes, minus those reagents and Blizzard’s 5% sale cut. Listings are asking prices, not sales. Recalculated every snapshot and left blank rather than guessed when a price is missing. How we estimate crafting profit →
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